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1. striŋ noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) cuerda, cordel2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) fibra, hebra3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; (also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) cuerda4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) sarta, collar; hilera, fila
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verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) ensartar2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) encordar3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) desfibrar, quitar la hebra4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) colgar•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency
string n1. cordel / cuerda2. cuerdatr[strɪŋ]2 (on instrument, racket) cuerda3 (of garlic, onions) ristra; (of pearls, beads) sarta, hilo4 (of vehicles) fila, hilera; (of hotels) cadena; (of events) serie nombre femenino, cadena, sucesión nombre femenino; (of lies, complaints) sarta; (of insults) retahíla1 (beads) ensartar, enhebrar2 (guitar, racket) encordar3 (beans) quitar la hebra a1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL los instrumentos nombre masculino plural de cuerda\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLno strings attached sin (ningún) compromisoto have somebody on a string tener a alguien en un puñoto have two strings to one's bow ser una persona de recursosto pull strings tocar teclasto pull strings for somebody enchufar a alguienstring bag bolsa de redstring band orquesta de cuerdastring orchestra orquestra de cuerdastring quartet cuarteto de cuerdastring vest camiseta de malla1) thread: ensartarto string beads: ensartar cuentas2) hang: colgar (con un cordel)string n1) : cordel m, cuerda f2) series: serie f, sarta f (de insultos, etc.)3) strings npl: cuerdas fpl (en música)n.• atadura s.f.• brizna s.f.• cabo s.m.• cordel s.m.• cordón s.m.• cuerda s.f.• fibra s.f.• fila s.f.• hebra s.f.• hilera s.f.• hilo s.m.• lazo s.m.• retahila s.f.• ristra s.f.• sarta s.f.• sartal s.m.expr.• tomarle a alguien el pelo expr.v.(§ p.,p.p.: strung) = atar con cuerdas v.• encordar v.• enfilar v.• enhebrar v.• enhilar v.• enristrar v.• ensartar v.
I strɪŋ1)a) u c (cord, length of cord) cordel m, bramante m (Esp), mecate m (AmC, Méx, Ven), pita f (Andes), cáñamo m (Andes), piolín m (RPl)a piece of string — un (trozo de) cordel (or bramante etc)
no strings attached — sin compromisos, sin condiciones
to be tied to somebody's apron strings — estar* pegado a las faldas de alguien
to have somebody on a string — tener* a alguien en un puño; pull I 2) a)
2) ca) ( on instrument) cuerda f; (before n)string quartet — cuarteto m de cuerdas
b) ( on racket) cuerda fc) ( in archery) cuerda fto have several strings o more than one string to one's bow — tener* varios recursos
3) ca) (set - of pearls, beads) sarta f, hilo m; (- of onions, garlic) ristra fb) ( series - of people) sucesión f; (- of vehicles) fila f, hilera f; (- of events) serie f, cadena f; (- of curses, complaints, lies) sarta f, retahíla f
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(past & past p strung) transitive verb1) ( suspend) colgar*2)a) \<\<guitar/racket/bow\>\> encordar*, ponerle* (las) cuerdas ab) \<\<beads/pearls\>\> ensartar, enhebrar•Phrasal Verbs:[strɪŋ] (vb: pt, pp strung)1. N1) (=cord) cuerda f, cordel m, cabuya f (LAm), mecate m (Mex); (=lace etc) cordón m- have sb on a string- pull strings- have two strings to one's bow2) (=row) [of onions, garlic] ristra f ; [of beads] hilo m, sarta f ; [of vehicles] caravana f, fila f ; [of people] hilera f, desfile m ; [of horses etc] reata f ; [of excuses, lies] sarta f, serie f ; [of curses] retahíla f3) (on musical instrument, racket) cuerda fthe strings — (=instruments) los instrumentos de cuerda
4) (fig) condición f5) (Comput) cadena f6) (Bot) fibra f, nervio m2. VT1) [+ pearls etc] ensartarthey are just stray thoughts strung together — son pensamientos aislados que se han ensartado sin propósito
2) [+ violin, tennis racket, bow] encordar3) [+ beans etc] desfibrar3.CPDstring bag N — bolsa f de red
string bean N — (US) judía f verde, ejote m (Mex), poroto m verde (S. Cone)
string instrument N — instrumento m de cuerda
string orchestra N — orquesta f de cuerdas
string quartet N — cuarteto m de cuerda(s)
string section N — (Mus) sección f de cuerda(s), cuerda(s) f(pl)
string vest N — camiseta f de malla
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I [strɪŋ]1)a) u c (cord, length of cord) cordel m, bramante m (Esp), mecate m (AmC, Méx, Ven), pita f (Andes), cáñamo m (Andes), piolín m (RPl)a piece of string — un (trozo de) cordel (or bramante etc)
no strings attached — sin compromisos, sin condiciones
to be tied to somebody's apron strings — estar* pegado a las faldas de alguien
to have somebody on a string — tener* a alguien en un puño; pull I 2) a)
2) ca) ( on instrument) cuerda f; (before n)string quartet — cuarteto m de cuerdas
b) ( on racket) cuerda fc) ( in archery) cuerda fto have several strings o more than one string to one's bow — tener* varios recursos
3) ca) (set - of pearls, beads) sarta f, hilo m; (- of onions, garlic) ristra fb) ( series - of people) sucesión f; (- of vehicles) fila f, hilera f; (- of events) serie f, cadena f; (- of curses, complaints, lies) sarta f, retahíla f
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(past & past p strung) transitive verb1) ( suspend) colgar*2)a) \<\<guitar/racket/bow\>\> encordar*, ponerle* (las) cuerdas ab) \<\<beads/pearls\>\> ensartar, enhebrar•Phrasal Verbs:
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